What did Draymond Green comment on NBPA and their handling of new CBA?
Draymond Green recently expressed his frustration over the NBA's new CBA. Green pointed out that cutting off the top teams in the league in terms of expenses just to have bottom-feeding teams gain more assets will hurt the players. It was reported on Saturday that the NBA and NBPA agreed a seven-year Collective Bargaining Agreement, which will commence next season.
What does that mean for NBA teams? As Green said, "players lose again." Meaning to say, under the new CBA, teams with players receiving big pay will no longer be able to sign mid-level taxpaying players in free agency. The reason behind that is: teams who don't have stars on their team will be able to efficiently build a solid roster that can keep up with the top teams.
While the intentions are, without a doubt, nothing short of positive, the association fails to recognize that cutting off contenders from their right to sign good players hurts the teams. It's no wonder the Golden State Warriors veteran is disgusted by the new CBA. Green said on social media:
"Players lose again. …. Smh! Middle and Lower spectrum teams don’t spend because they don’t want to. They want to lose. So increase their spending capabilities, just to increase them. They continue to cut out the middle. And this is what we rushed into a deal for? Smdh! Never fails"
Players lose again…. Smh! Middle and Lower spectrum teams don’t spend because they don’t want to. They want to lose. So increase their spending capabilities, just to increase them. They continue to cut out the middle. And this is what we rushed into a deal for? Smdh! Never fails twitter.com/warriorsworld/…
Will new CBA end era of superteams in NBA?
For over a decade, the NBA has been taken over by superteams, which have made it difficult for less fortunate teams who can't afford good players. However, with the upcoming new CBA next season, it appears that the era of superteams might come to an end.
The new Collective Bargaining Agreement was created to benefit the weaker teams in the league. While that may seem like a bad thing to many, it also has its benefits. Under the new rules, the NBA is expected be more balanced, and competition become more intense. That will lessen the chances of having the same teams competing for the title.
Of course, Draymond Green does make a fair point that the association doesn't have to help weaker teams at the expense of increasing the tax on contending teams. However, looking at it from an economic and business standpoint, that's the only logical way for weaker teams to generate more money.